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48 News Bull. 1 (1988)

handle is hein.barjournals/ialaw0048 and id is 1 raw text is: P The4News Bulietin Vo. 4,N.1-Jnay18 The Publication of The Iowa State Bar Association 1988 legislative program announced he Board of Governors of the Iowa State Bar Association approved the following legisla- tive progran at its December I and 2, 1987, meeting. Tort Reform - To oppose any legislation providing for caps on recovery or restriction of contingency fee. The Special Committee on Tort Legislation will continue to monitor and study proposed legislation regarding medical malpractice for the purpose of making future recommendations to the Board. Supreme Court's Budget - The Court has requested support of the Iowa State Bar Association for its fiscal year 44,842 1988/1989 budget of $62.8 million. In recent years the Court has not received full funding and this affected judicial ilministration in the state. The Bar will support the Court's requested budget. See budget proposal for detailed information. Judicial Salaries - The Board reaffirimed its position of one year ago to support an increase injudicial salaries to include the Commission's recommencda- tion ofan increase in fees if necessary to fund increased salaries. Uniform Marital Property Act -- There is pending legislation from last year which would provide for the adoption of the Uniform Marital JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT BUDGET REQUEST* FY 1989 FY '86/87 FY '87/88 FY '88/89 FY '88/89 Actual Estimated Request Court Expenditures Expenditures Recommends COURTS ADMINISTRATION BOARDS DISTRICT COURT ADMINISTRATION COURT REPORTERS JUVENILE COURT OFFICERS CLERK OF COURT MAGISTRATES' AND JUDGES'EXPENSES JURY AND WITNESS FEES TOTAL 14,216,129 $13,792,605 5,599,063 5,593,004 63,215 5,238,861 6,021,250 63,215 4,874,788 5,564 367 57,385 4,402,681 4,707,651 5,127,967 5,258,960 7,893,610 8,055,377 8,691,417 8,480,500 19,481,375 20,422,663 23,629,205 21,812,166 691,010 659,682 3,590,717 1,204,562 1,426,608 1,600,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 $52,971,371 $57,590,405 $68,549,857 $62,885,207 Property Act (Hous' File 390). The Board has appointed a special committee to include the chairs of Family Law, Probate and Real Estate Law, Tax, and Bankruptcy committees to monitor this legislation. The Bar Association opposes the adoption of this legislation because of its far reaching effects on all practices of law. Only one state has enacted such legislation to date (Wisconsin). Repeal of Centralized Child Support Collection Agency - Legislation was introduced last year to repeal the Centralized Child Support Collection Agency which was established as of April 1987. An interim study committee has recommended repeal of this agency and the association supports repeal. (continued on page 4) Meet Iowa's lawyer legislators Ofparticular interest to members of the bar are Iowa's lawyer- legislators - all nine of them. These nine are often called upon to exercise their legal skills ofanalysis and drafting during the legislative session, which is expected to run approximately 100 days in 1988. The number of lawyers in the legislature has been steadily decreasing in -ecent years, because of the time commitment needed- and legislative salaries, which are significantly lower ($14,600 plus $40 per diem) than a typical lawyer's income in Iowa, which (continued on page 4) $12,973,896 $13,729,506 929,382 3,099,181 * Salary increases are not included in this budget.

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